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minus-squarehangukdise@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·5 months agoI mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just… consistent??
minus-squarelortylinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months agoWhat was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?
minus-squareShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-25 months ago“No you don’t understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we’re just being consistent.”
I mean, many US states/cities already do forfeitures, so applying this to foreign individuals and entities is just… consistent??
What was the last billionaire over there that had their assets seized by the government?
“No you don’t understand, authoritarian thievery is our entire way of life here, we’re just being consistent.”